Meaning of SLOWDOWN in English
- SLOWDOWN
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(~s)
1.
A ~ is a reduction in speed or activity.
There has been a sharp ~ in economic growth.
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2.
A ~ is a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly and cause problems for their employers. (AM BUSINESS; in BRIT, use go-slow )
It’s impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the ~.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012